September 2003
Despite the extensive efforts of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in developing, supporting, and promoting proven, cost-effective, and cost-saving advancements in housing construction technology, the implementation of these strategies lags in many parts of the rural Southwest U.S.
This book is written for non-profit housing developers, local housing advocates, self-help homeowners, and community groups that provide housing in the rural Southwest, and is intended to showcase the cost benefits of energy-efficient home construction and rehabilitation.
El Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano (HUD) de EE.UU. ha hecho un gran esfuerzo para desarrollar, respaldar y promover mejoras en las técnicas de construcción de viviendas, buscando mejoras comprobadas y efectivas en función de los costos y para la reducción de los mismos. Sin embargo, en varias regiones rurales del suroeste de los Estados Unidos la puesta en práctica de estas estrategias ha sido lenta. Este libro está dirigido a promotores de vivienda sin fines de lucro, defensores locales de vivienda, propietarios que practican los programas de autoayuda, y grupos comunitarios que proporcionan vivienda en el suroeste rural del país. Su propósito es exponer la relación costo/beneficio que resulta de la construcción y rehabilitación
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Traditional Housing and the Use of Technology in the Rural Southwest
- Chapter 3: Making a Project Happen
- Chapter 4: Cost-Saving Technologies and Strategies
- Chapter 5: Obstacles to Affordable Housing in the Rural Southwest
- Chapter 6: Case Studies in Affordable Housing
- Resources
Prepared in cooperation with:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Partnership for the Advancement of Technology in Housing
Submitted by:
Steven Winter Associates
136 pages